Bulgaria's economy grew by 3% in real terms in 2025 compared with 2024, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in its updated annual data. Nominal GDP is €116.548bn.
In early March the institute put growth at 3.1%, so the new figure is 0.1 percentage points lower. Nominal GDP was then €116.018bn, and it is now €530.2m higher.
The NSI said the revised data are based on full annual statistical surveys and updated administrative records. The March estimate was only the sum of the quarterly figures.
Gross value added for 2025 reached €101.423bn, up 2.4% on the year. In 2024, GDP grew by 3.4% from 2023, and nominal GDP was €104.767bn.
Construction grew fastest, by 6.8%. It was followed by professional and scientific activities together with administrative and support services, at 6.5%, and by information, creative products and telecoms, at 6.1%. Public administration, education, health and social work added 5.3%, real estate 4.9%, and finance and insurance 3.9%.
Culture, sport and entertainment and other services grew by 3.2%. Trade, car and motorcycle repair, transport, storage and postal services, and hotels and restaurants rose by 1.9%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing rose by 0.4%.
Mining and manufacturing fell by 5% on the year, as did electricity, heat and gas supply, and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation.